Few months ago I decided to have salad for lunch every day of the week, or at least as often as I could. The challenge was having as many types of plants as possible each week. Two weeks in I noticed I had more energy already and now it’s no turning back. This is doing […]
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Green salad with yellow pepper, cucumber, blueberries and micro greens
Ingredients 1 pack salad head, from VAXA 1 pack mixed salad, from VAXA 1/8 yellow pepper 1/8 cucumber 1/4 cup blueberries micro greens, from VAXA (which kind/s and how much is optional) Method Cut the pepper in fine strips and slice the cucumber finely. Arrange the leaves of the salad head nicely around the edge […]
Read MoreSalad with grilled artichokes, olives and tomatoes
Ingredients 1 pack rucola, from VAXA 1 pack asian babyleaves, frá VAXA 1 red onion 8 grilled artichokes in oil, for each plate 10 olives, for each plate 3-5 cherry tomatoes, for each plate green sauce Method Make the green sauce, you find the recipe HERE. Green sauce is optional, and you can also use […]
Read MoreArtic char with salad and micro greens
Ingredients 4-500 g artic char fillets, bone- and skinless olive oil 2 tbsp vegan butter, f.ex. from Naturli 2 tbsp Fish Seasoning, from Mabruka 1 tbsp Lemon Mix, from Mabruka 1 tbsp Garlic Powder, from Mabruka salt and black pepper (if you are using the Mabruka seasoning you only need a tiny tad cause the […]
Read MoreHarvesting happiness
Those who grow their own veggies and fruit know the ecstatic feeling at the peak of harvesting time. August! Day after day your tastebuds are about to explode with happiness from fresh and healthy vegetable. There’s noting like it. There are some moments of disappointment as well of course and some surprises. Here’s a flood […]
Read MoreSweet July
After a terribly cold and wet weather until early July we finally got some summer. The veggies and flowers were in poor condition, but became incredibly happy when the sun finally decided to grace us with its presence. I could literally see a difference from day to day. Lots of trees and plants in the […]
Read MoreSummer’s end
The summer is over! At least here in Iceland. It had a really nice start with sunny May and first weeks of June. However, the rest the summer was cold and the sun was hiding for the most part until in the third week of this month, when it also got slightly warmer for a […]
Read MoreSystrasamlagid (Sisterhood)
When I moved back home from London I missed being able to visit lots of wonderful Cafés and restaurants that provide vegan, organic, gluten-free and sugarless food. One day I was complaining about it when a friend told me I should check out Systrasamlagið (Sisterhood). They would definitely have something for me, everything made on-site […]
Read MoreGrowing happiness
An update on how things are coming along in the greenhouse and garden is long overdue. Reason is I spend more time tending to my plants these days than writing. To cut a long story short everything is going splendidly. It’s only mid July but I already have homegrown salad, cucumbers, sugar snaps, spinach, kale […]
Read MoreExceptionally simple watermelon salad
Ingredients 100 – 150 g mixed salad, lettuce and leaves of your choice 1 cup watermelon cubes 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup hazelnuts and almonds from Rapunzel, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, from Rapunzel 1/2 tbsp pumpkin seeds, from Rapunzel 1 tsp sesame seeds, from Rapunzel olive oil salt and black pepper Method Cut […]
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